Introduction:
Xiaomi has introduced Note 5 AI version within one month of official
release of Note 5 Pro version, which was mainly targeted for the consumers of
India. Both of the phones have same price range and identical features. Here is
a quick hand on review of Xiaomi Note 5 AI after using it for almost two years.
A quick look into specifications:
Body: Plastic
+ Aluminum (Front glass, aluminum body); 158.6 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm; 181 g
Screen: 5.99-inch, 2160x1080
IPS LCD, 403 PPI
Rear Camera: 12MP (1.4µm), f/1.9,
Samsung S5K2L7, dual pixel PDAF primary, 5MP (1.25µm), f/2.0, Samsung S5K5E8
depth sensor; 1080p video
Front Camera: 13MP (1.12µm), f/2.0,
OV13855, LED flash; 1080p video
Chipset: 14nm Qualcomm
Snapdragon 636, Kryo 260 (4x Cortex-A73 @ 1.8GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.6GHz),
Adreno 509
Memory: 3/4/6GB LPDDR4X,
32/64GB eMMC 5.0 + microSD (up to 128GB)
OS: Android
8.0; MIUI 9
Battery: 4000mAh; Quick Charge
2.0
Misc: Fingerprint
sensor, face unlock
Camera experience:
After using it
for two years I will have to say the camera of this phone never let me down.
Obviously, one will not get the experience of flagship phones within the price
range, but in normal day light it takes decent photos with a lot of details.
Here are some random clicks with this phone.
From the photos we
can see, this phone performs really well. So now the question is how does it
perform at night? I would not say it has the best camera for nighttime photo
shooting as one can find a lot of noise in the photos. However, I can give it a
pass considering the plethora of feature it is giving me in my
budget. Here are some clicks that I took just recently.
Even the front camera takes decent photos which has
Performance:
It has been two years since I bought the phone. Still
one can play most of the latest give in this device in low setting. It does not
become too much heated when I am using it for playing high end games for few
hours. It has enough power to deal with multi tasking during daily use. I have
never found it lagging when I am using 4-6 applications simultaneously.
Battery:
It has Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh
battery which is enough for a device with 5.99-inch display. It can survive a
whole day if it was fully charged with moderate use while continuously using
internet.
